First up today was a guided trip through Edinburgh including through Edinburgh Castle which is amazing. Workers were dismantling the stadium seating installed for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo held last week. The Castle is enormous. Most of the current structure is over 600 years old and spreads out beyond the 1st gate - the one usually seen on TV. This gate is flanked by statues of 2 significant figures in Scottish history, one being William Wallace (think Mel ...

First up today was a guided trip through Edinburgh including through Edinburgh Castle. Workers were dismantling the stadium seating installed for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo held last week. The Castle is enormous. Most of the current structure is over 600 years old and spreads out beyond the 1st gate - the one usually seen on TV. This gate is flanked by statues of 2 significant figures in Scottish history - one being William Wallace (think Mel Gibson or Braveh...

We left hotel at 8:30am for a walking tour of York and saw key points of historical interest:- remnants of the town wall- the old Guild Hall (circa 1400)- the Barley Hall (circa 1400)- the Shambles (a medieval term for butcher shop)- models of Cats on windows, walls & roofs - a local superstition- Guy Fawkes' house (with fire insurance medallion)- sweets stores galore- York Minster (circa 1080AD) We left York bound for Edinburgh. Lunch at The Swan pub at Had...